Overshoe.



No. 873,602. PATENTED DEC. 10, 1907 J. D. PRICE.

OVERSHOE. 4 APPLICATION FILED 313.28. 1907.

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UNITED STATES JOHN D. PRICE, OF CLEVELAND,

OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO H. G. POWELL, OF

CLEVELAND, OHIO.

OVERSHOE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1907.

Application filed February 28.1907. Serial Ilou 359.926.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN D. PRICE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Overshoes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to what are commonly known as sandal overshoes.

The object of the invention is to provide an improvement on the sandal overshoe known on the market as The Everstick, manufactured under patent to A. E. Rob erts, No. 736,156, dated August 11, 1903, and which is characterized by having a relatively high heel portion, and a lower front portion or upper extending a little higher than the sole of the shoe over whichit is to be worn. The Everstick overshoe has two defects which this invention is designed to overcome, to wit :I/Vhen worn with some shoes, the shank of the overshoe does not hug the sides of the shoe with the desired tightness to hold it securely on the shoe and second, when the weight is borne entirely, on the toe of the foot, as in walking upstairs, the heel of the shoe often comes out of the overshoe.

In the accompanying drawings,-Figure 1 represents a longitudinal vertical section of an overshoe constructed in accordance with this invention and showing the shape which it assumes when removed from the shoe; Fig 2 represents a similar view showing the overshoe in position on the foot.

In the embodiment illustrated, the front portion 1 of the overshoe from its shank 2 forward is made substantially the same as that of the shoe in Patent No. 736,156, except that the inelastic cord 5 is shown connected with the inner edge of the upper, and has a lip 5 extending snow and water. This inelastic cord 5 extends around the edge of the toe and shank upper, and instead of extending around the bul 'ed portion of the heel 3 on substantially the same plane as at the front and sole portion, it is carried around the edge of the heel portion which extends just above the top of the shoe counter and just above that part of the heel whichbegins to curveforward.

Secured to the inner face of the heel porabove it to keep out tion of the overshoe is a series of smaller inelastic cords 6, 7, 8 and 9, which merge into the larger main cord 5 at the shank '2, the lowermost cord 9 being in the same plane as the sole of the shoe, the remaining cords 6, 7 and 8 being curved slightly and preferably spaced equally distant at the rear of the heel. These cords 6, 7, 8 and 9 distribute the strain equally over and along the entire heel sur- 1 face, causing the rubber or overshoe to hug i the heel at all points. These inelastic cords are vulcanized in the rubber on its inner face and form longitudinally arranged spaced ribs which extend entirely around the heel and merge into the larger foot-encircling cord 5 and which being slightly curved, straighten out when strain is exerted thereon and have a pulling-up tendency, while at the same time forming a vacuum in the spaces 10, 11 and 12, between each other and the top or edge rib formed by the cord 5, air being forced out when the rubber is placed on the shoe. This series of vacuums assist materially in holding the overshoe on the shoe and branch off from each side of the shank and alsostiffen the side shank and fill the space between the shank of the overshoe and the shank of the shoe, which causes the shank of the overshoe to hug the shank of the shoe closely and prevent bagging of the rubber when the foot is bent. The disposition of the main cord 5 along the top edge of the upper, and its arrangement over the heel above the shoe counter not only causes the overshoe to be firmly gripped on the shoe, but by raising of its upward inclination from a point on the sole directly to the rear of the ball of the foot, it fills the gap between the shank of the shoe and the shank of the overshoe. This, in connection with the series of cords coming into the main cord in the shank of the shoe fills up this space and stiffens the sides of the shank so that there is no bagging at the shank when the foot is bent.

I claim as my invention 1. An overshoe having a low upper and a high heel portion provided on its inner face with an inelastic bead extending entirely around the shoe and on the edge of the shank and heel and having a plurality of vertically spaced inelastic beads extending longitudinally around the heel portion of said overshoe and merging into said edge cord at the shank of the overshoe.

2. An overshoe having a low upper extending slightly above the sole of the shoe with Which it is to be Worn and having a high the shoe, an inelastic cord extending around the inner face of said overshoe and at the edge of its shank and heel, and a plurality of inelastic cords attached to the inner face of the heel portion of said overshoe and extend ing longitudinally therearound and terminating at the shank of the shoe, said cords being spaced vertically and curving slightly upward from said shank.

3. An overshoe havin a low upper and a 1 high heel portion provi ed With a plurality I of cords or beads around the heel portion on heel portion extending above the counter of 1 thereof, said beads extending the inner face being spaced vert cally and converging toward each other from the heel to the upper merging at the shank into a sin le bead to 20 form a thickened reinforced shank portion.

edge of the shank and In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN D. PRICE. Witnesses:

CHARLOTTE KLIMEsH, Jos. L. SPITZ.

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